Coin Weight

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Object Name: 
Coin Weight
Place Made: 
Near East
Accession Number: 
59.1.4
Dimensions: 
Overall 2.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
possibly 600-999
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. Parker Hoffman
Primary Description: 
Transparent colorless milky glass with green tinge; slight scum and iridescence; stamped; ring-shaped with central depression bearing a five-pointed star (two triangles) with two hook-like motifs.

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Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Hoffman, Parker, Source
1959-03-31
Color: 
Transparent colorless milky, green tinge
Technique: 
stamping